Feb 5, 2009

Darren Duncan Named a Finalist for the Bob Cousy Award

NORTH ANDOVER, MA. – Junior captain Darren Duncan (Briarwood, NY) has been named a finalist for the prestigious Bob Cousy Award given to the top collegiate male basketball point guard in the country.

Duncan is one of 16 finalists, and one of two players from Division II, to be named as a finalist. Twelve of the 16 finalists are from Division I while two each are from Division II and III.

The Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford is given to the top collegiate male basketball point guard annually spanning across all divisions within the game by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The selection criteria emphasize leadership, team work, success, and fundamentals as being critical parts for the game of basketball as a point guard. The 2009 Finalists were selected by screening committees comprised of media members representing all three divisions of collegiate basketball.

Duncan leads the Northeast-10 in scoring with 20.1 points per game and assists with 7.3 per game. He leads the conference in free throws attempted and made and is on pace to set the school record for free throws attempted and made in a season and in a career. The junior captain reached the 1,000 point milestone on November 24. He ranks third nationally in assists per game and 25th nationally in scoring.

Led by Duncan, the Warriors have posted a 15-6 overall record, 11-5 in the Northeast-10 and are currently fifth in the conference, just two games out of first place. Merrimack is ranked fifth in the NCAA Division II Regional Rankings as of Wednesday. After making the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time since 2000, the Warriors have a second straight NCAA berth in their sights.

Duncan was one of nine point guards from the Division II level to be nominated at the start of the season and was the lone member from the Northeast-10 Conference and the East Region. Joining Duncan on the final ballot from Division II is Virgil Buensuceso of BYU Hawaii.

A premier Selection Committee will be appointed by the Hall of Fame to review the list of candidates. The Selection Committee will be comprised of up to 30 members representing the following constituent groups: Hall of Famers, Head Coaches from each NCAA Division, Sports Information Directors and the Media.

Previous winners of the award include D.J. Augustin (2008) of the University of Texas, Acie Law IV (2007) of Texas A&M, Dee Brown of Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2005) and Jameer Nelson from St. Joseph’s University (2004).

Fans can vote online for Duncan by logging on to: http://www.cousyaward.com/vote.htm. Fan voting closes on March 15. The winner will be announced on April 1.

2009 BOB COUSY AWARD PRESENTED BY THE HARTFORD FINALISTS

DIVISION I
Sheron Collins University of Kansas
Darren Collison UCLA
Stephen Curry Davidson College
Toney Douglas Florida State University
Levance Fields University of Pittsburgh
Jonny Flynn Syracuse University
Dominic James Marquette University
Ty Lawson University of North Carolina
Eric Maynor Virginia Commonwealth University
Patrick Mills St. Mary’s College
Jeremy Pargo Gonzaga University
AJ Price University of Connecticut
Jeff Teague Wake Forest University

DIVISION II
Virgil Buensuceso BYU – Hawaii
Darren Duncan Merrimack College

DIVISION III
David Arseneault Grinnell College
Sean Wallis Washington University


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